This $5.6M Tribeca condo in a former spice-grinding factory brings warmth to loft proportions
Photo credit: Mike Tauber
Converted industrial spaces often lack the warmth of other types of pre-war properties. This fourth-floor loft at 176 Duane Street, asking $5,600,000, is wrapped in warm wood and natural brick, with a wood-burning fireplace and burnished wood floors. Built in the 1800s and used as a spice and coffee grinding factory, the Neo-Grec building in the Tribeca West Historic District–just across from Duane Park–was converted to lofts in 1999. The two-bedroom loft doesn’t sacrifice warmth for loft luxuries like open spaces and soaring ceilings.
The heart of this 2,336-square-foot apartment is a sprawling great room beneath 10-foot-high beamed ceilings. A massive fireplace anchors one side of the room. Windows overlook the city’s second-oldest park.
Tall loft windows provide views of the historic neighborhood. A well-designed kitchen blends natural, organic materials with clean industrial details. Hard-working supersized appliances fit the big-shouldered proportions of the space. Exposed pipes accent the kitchen, and track lighting gives individual living and dining areas top billing.
Internal walls form a hallway, along which internal rooms are cleverly divided by sliding panels of steel and tinted privacy glass. A cozy home office and den could also be used as bedrooms or guest rooms.
The two main bedrooms have convenient pocket doors. The larger of the two boasts a walk-in-closet. Bathrooms are luxuriously appointed with modern comforts and plenty of space and storage. There is a washer/dryer in the unit as well.
With a retail base, the elevator building contains only five full-floor loft apartments. In addition to the adjacent park, the surrounding district offers a spot in the heart of one of the city’s most iconic loft neighborhoods.
[Listing details: 176 Duane Street, #4 at CityRealty]
[At Douglas Elliman by Karan Chopra]
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